Category: <span>Recipes</span>

Isabel Chicken (or Salmon)

This was originally a salmon recipe that we had at my cousin Isabel’s house (hence the name). But, it works just as well for chicken. Ingredients 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Marinade: 4 T Dijon 6 T soy sauce 10 T olive oil 1 t minced garlic Directions Drizzle half …

Grilled Zucchini

I decided to grill some zucchini to go with our steak the other night. The recipe isn’t very technical – it’s really just to taste, and makes a great, simple side dish. Ingredients Zucchini (I made three of them) Olive oil Italian seasoning (any will do – I used Penzey’s …

Mandel Brot

Mandel brot (bread) is basically Jewish biscotti. In fact, when Starbucks started selling their packaged biscotti, I said, “Huh? What? That’s mandel bread!” My grandmother (on my dad’s side) made amazing mandel bread, so I recently asked my aunt to dig up the recipe for me. I decided to try …

Lasagna (Lasagne?) Redux

This recipe is a combination of the one I found in the Fanny Farmer cookbook I got as a gift when I moved into my first apartment, the directions on the box of lasagna, and my own additions. Namely, cutting out a TON of added salt, the use of turkey …